Former South Harrison mayor who endured death threats steps down from council

APCharles Tyson, the first black mayor of South Harrison, in a 2007 file photo.SOUTH HARRISON TOWNSHIP -- A man who says he endured slashed tires and death threats just before he became rural South Harrison Township's first black mayor is stepping down.

Charles Tyson announced Monday that he would leave the township council today, in part, because he said he is worn down by racism.